tas ‘Puncturing the Mask of Civility’, curated by Dr Llewellyn Negrin and featuring the work of eleven Tasmanian women artists will open at Runnymede in December.More
wa The INSPIRE Writer in Residence initiative offers writing in residence opportunities at National Trust places. The program will help to conserve and share the stories of our places, through activation of heritage assets by storytelling, engagement, participation, and interpretation (assets being places, collections, cultural stories). This initiative is being offeredMore
nsw The innovative treatment is being undertaken by Modified Atmospheres and Simon de Montemas from Precision Pest Control and involves progressively heating the interiors of the Blue Mountains oldest building to 56ºC. The treatment targets pests such as borers and silverfish, both of which are notoriously damaging to historic buildings andMore
sa England’s fantastical and electric north The National Trust’s recently appointed collections and visitor engagement coordinator, Felicity Wheeler, spent more than 12 years working for the National Trust in England. She gives us an insider’s view of the magical treasures on offer in the northerly county that she called home. NorthumberlandMore
sa Plans for large-scale developments in Adelaide’s precious park lands has sparked significant protest in recent months. Adelaide Park Lands Association Deputy President and former Women’s Suffrage Centenary executive officer Loine Sweeney challenges South Australians to think about what is at stake, in a place founded as a ’Paradise of Dissent’.More
nsw Assessed by an independent panel of judges across 11 categories, award entries were received from the building design and architecture sector, community groups, the culture and arts sector including galleries and libraries, leading researchers and publishers, and many more. The National Trust Heritage Awards is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year andMore
nsw The National Trust (NSW) welcomes the news that Glebe Island Bridge will be conserved and reactivated as part of the NSW Government’s Bays West Development Redevelopment project.More
sa When international design authority Architectural Digest named Adelaide the most beautiful city in the world, it credited sand, sea and Art Deco architecture among the reasons why, with a special mention to Semaphore. But the greatest concentration of genuine Art Deco buildings is actually found at another popular seaside suburb,More
nsw The travelling exhibition is comprised of works from primary and high school students who have taken up the challenge of portraying their perspective on the 2018 theme for Reconciliation: ‘Our Voices Our Future.’ The National Trust (NSW) began touring the finalists’ works throughout the state in 2015, allowing more schoolsMore
nsw The $500,000 restoration of UNESCO World Heritage site Old Government House is now underway, with parts of the historic Parramatta landmark undergoing significant repairs.More
nsw The National Trust (NSW) has welcomed the NSW government’s recent decision not to rebuild historic 19th-century Willow Grove house in Parramatta. The decision sheds light on why we must save existing heritage icons – not rebuild them.More
sa Make the most of your membership if you’re heading west for a summer holiday, and visit the diverse National Trust properties scattered across Western Australia. History and writing intern Alexander Hazell suggests four of his favourites. The National Trust of Western Australia was founded in 1959 during a period ofMore
sa Natural Heritage Manager Alex Emmins shares her excitement about encountering rare birdlife and carpets of spring wildflowers during a recent visit to Mulbura Park Reserve – a precious pocket of bushland on Yorke Peninsula. Mulbura Park is one of my absolute favourite nature reserves. The diversity of flora and fauna,More
nsw One of the most extraordinary perspectives I have gained working with orphaned wild animals is how unpredictable they can be. You become acutely aware of how, in this case, rhinos behave and interact with the world around them. Everything is planned and anticipated until one of them does something completelyMore
sa Hidden gem for nature lovers Natural heritage manager Alex Emmins explores a hidden gem in the Riverland, linked to a National Trust pioneer. D B Mack Reserve is an unassuming parcel of mallee bushland on the Sturt Highway at Stockyard Plain – don’t blink or you’ll miss it! Located onMore
sa Two years later, in November 1975, the Auburn Courthouse was officially “opened” by the Auburn National Trust after the Lands Titles office advised the building and land had been donated to the National Trust by the State Government. For the occasion, the Chair, Mr William Long, and Mr George LambertMore
nsw PROMOTOR: National Trust of Australia (NSW) ABN: 82 491 958 802 The National Trust Centre Upper Fort Street, Millers Point (The Rocks) Sydney Head Office open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Mailing Address: GPO Box 518 SYDNEY NSW 2001 AUSTRALIA 1. TERMS: These terms and conditions comprise of PartMore
national nsw National Trust of Australia (NSW) says the sale of 293 heritage buildings in Millers Point is the most devastating attack on Australia’s nationally significant heritage since The Rocks were saved in the 1960s. National Trust of Australia (NSW) CEO Brian Scarsbrick warns rare heritage – some buildings dating back toMore
